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Grizzlies rally before losing to Spurs in overtime

The Memphis Grizzlies called their woeful performance against San Antonio in the opener of the Western Conference finals an aberration. It wasn't their brand of basketball, they said. Things would change, they insisted.It was all talk for much of Game 2 on Tuesday night — until the Grizzlies looked like their old selves, forcing overtime with a furious fourth-quarter rally.Ultimately, it fell short.Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio's first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Grizzlies 93-89 for a 2-0 series lead.Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis, where the Grizzlies are 5-0 this postseason."Well, I can be comfortable with the team," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "We lost, we're down 0-2, but we played like us again. We just have to find a way to score earlier so they don't get out on us as far as they did and we have to battle back. But we battl...

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